TAPPI, the premier association for the global pulp, paper, tissue, packaging, and converting industries, announced the appointment of Lawton C. Roberts as its new President and CEO, effective November 3, 2025. Roberts will succeed Larry N. Montague, who is retiring at the end of 2025 after 19 years of leadership, according to Pulp & Paper Chronicle.
“I'm confident Lawton is the right person to lead TAPPI into its next chapter”, as quoted by PaperAge.
Roberts, currently TAPPI's Chief Operating Officer, has been with TAPPI since 2017 and has worked alongside Montague since 2006 in various capacities.
TAPPI is a non-profit, volunteer-led association that is built around “a community comprised of thousands of member engineers, managers, scientists, academics, suppliers and others from around the world”. TAPPI is headquartered right outside of Atlanta, Georgia.
